Arne Slot has seemingly identified who’ll be Liverpool’s new vice-captain and informed the chosen candidate, although the public – and even the player’s teammates – are kept guessing.

Arne Slot praised Rio Ngumoha for ‘impacting the game’ and ‘showing his quality’ against Yokohama FM, but encouraged the youngster to take some key learnings away from Liverpool’s 3-1 win.

The Reds boss was giving little away when asked about the identity of Virgil van Dijk's new deputy, but he did make two significant admission on the topic.